Fairfield students selected for district honor bands

Fairfield Marching Band performs during their football game against Hamilton Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 at Fairfield Alumni Stadium. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Fairfield Marching Band performs during their football game against Hamilton Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 at Fairfield Alumni Stadium. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

The Fairfield City Schools music program has 95 band students selected to perform in the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) District 13 Honor Bands and Honor Jazz Bands.

The students were among the more than 1,100 who auditioned Dec. 7.

The group will perform on Jan. 19, 2025, at Mason High School. A time for the performance will be announced.

The selected students are listed with their performance group below.

  • 7th Grade: Arjan Bastola, Brennan Bromwell, Genesis Feliciano, Aubree Garrett *, Jackson Gillissen, Liam Hanes, Alex Hickman *, Landen Kennedy, Connor King, Hunter King, AJ McCray, Canyon Pippin, Jude Schackmann, Noah Standish, William Stenger, Kimberly Wheeler
  • 8th Grade: Chris Alexander, Sofia Argueta *, Liam Bettag, Emme Blake, Maria Boaha, Brooklyn Cox, Kaylin Daniel, Evelyn Gauer, Brayden Hawkins *, Jonah Helton, Landen Hudson, Khylie Williams, Brianna Lee, Raif Nieman, Bailey Patton, Alan Perez *, Liya Powell, Jared Robb, Darah Sheehy, Drew Stehlin, Norah Stites, Malaiyah Thomas
  • Junior High Honor Jazz: Liam Bettag, Brayden Hawkins, Raif Nieman, Jared Robb, Jude Schackmann, Drew Stehlin
  • 9th Grade: Ethan Abel, Josef Alkuino, Morgan Fetherland, Rowan Granning, Lillian Grogan, Leah Houk, Emily Kaiser, Brooklyn Luke, Erin McElroy, Colin Mefford *, Brooklyn Robbins, Vivienne Schaeffer, Loucee Schumacher, Logan Shaw, Adriana Sparks, Carter Stump, Aaron Tamang, Monty Troup, Molly Wheeler, Martha Wynn
  • Wind Symphony I: Heather Bromwell, Lucas Elmore, Travis Jones, Claire Lally, Emily Leugers, Rylan Palmer, Harlan Powell, Penny Schackmann, Joey Thibault, Timothy Vann Layne
  • Wind Symphony II: Aiden Brown, Elaine Bush, Maddie Fetherland *, Landen Ford, Connor Frankin, Sophia Gorczyk, Ben Holloway, Aiden Neace, Teagan Norman *, Samantha Staggs, Milo Troup, Brandon Velasquez, Sam Williams, Nate Zoller
  • High School Honor Jazz: Aiden Brown, Miles Heck, Ben Holloway, Travis Jones, Ben Litteken

*Indicates student was chosen as an alternate for the ensemble.

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